Growth characteristics and allometry of Robinia pseudoacacia as a silvopastoral system component

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 41-51

  Unruh Snyder, L J ^a   Mueller, J P ^b   Luginbuhl, J M ^b   Brownie, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Black locust; Goat; Plant population; Prediction equation; Tree herbage biomass

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; BIOMASS; BROWSING; DECIDUOUS TREE; GOAT; PASTURE; SILVICULTURE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; ROBINIA; ROBINIA PSEUDOACACIA;

EID: 34247383560     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: 15729680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10457-007-9035-z     Document Type: Conference Paper

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